Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to COVID transmission concerns. This week, the following Travel Advisories have been assessed and reissued with updates, raised to a Level 4 - Do Not Travel: Japan, Sri Lanka, the State Department said on Monday. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new alert that Americans should avoid all travel to Japan and advised anyone who does have to visit the country to get vaccinated prior to traveling there. Because of the current situation in Japan even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel to Japan, it added.
Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to
Advisory won t affect travel to Tokyo Games, says US body ANI | Updated: May 25, 2021 13:26 IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Monday said that the US elevated travel warning to Japan due to the country s Covid-19 situation will not affect the visit of its delegation to the Tokyo Games.
This comes after the US State Department yesterday raised its travel advisory for Japan by one notch to Do Not Travel, the highest on its four-tier scale.
In a statement, the USOPC said that it feels confident that the current mitigation practices in place for athletes and staff by both the USOPC and the Tokyo Organizing Committee will allow for safe participation of Team USA athletes this summer.
Advisory won t affect travel to Tokyo Games, says USOPC
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25 May 2021, 18:18 GMT+10
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Monday said that the US elevated travel warning to Japan due to the country s Covid-19 situation will not affect the visit of its delegation to the Tokyo Games.
This comes after the US State Department yesterday raised its travel advisory for Japan by one notch to Do Not Travel, the highest on its four-tier scale.
In a statement, the USOPC said that it feels confident that the current mitigation practices in place for athletes and staff by both the USOPC and the Tokyo Organizing Committee will allow for safe participation of Team USA athletes this summer.
2021-05-25 14:05:49 GMT2021-05-25 22:05:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TOKYO, May 25 (Xinhua) The Japanese government said that the latest US travel warning will not affect the preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games and the visit by the American delegation.
The US State Department on Monday raised its travel warning level to the highest of Do Not Travel, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases in Japan caused by virus variants that may even be risks to vaccinated people.
Japan s Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a regular news conference on Tuesday: We believe there is no change to the US position supporting the Japanese government s determination to achieve the Games.